Vegetation : Abies Grandis forest (elevation 5200-6300 feet), 1952

Abstract

The vegetation observation sheets documenting Helmut Buechner's work during June 21, 1952. Contains folder observation sheets for elevation 2500 - 3000 ft. Sheets list type of environment (e.g. open timber), location, date, exposure, slope, elevation, base line number, transect number, plot number, scats (elk - fresh, old; mule deer - fresh, old), followed by species of plant followed with production (gr.) with green wt. dry wt.; utilization (%) of paired plot; and coverage (t, 1, 2, 3). Species of plants are listed under headings: grass, forbs, shrubs, and trees. Additionally he lists range of time for observations as well as note on the verso, with narrative description of environment or notes that are possibly counts of plants. Not all fields consistently contain data. Locations indicate near mouth of Elk Canyon; Mill Creek (state not identified).

Date Range

1952

Start Date

Jun 21, 1952

End Date

Jun 21, 1952

Access Information

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Topic

• Plants
• Botany

Place

United States

Form/Genre

• Fieldbook record
• Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU007279

Collection name

Helmut Karl Buechner Papers, 1939-1975

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 14 Folder 40